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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

Mad in America

I n 2023, the BBC released “ The Antidepressant Story ,” a film that details known, dangerous and sometimes permanent side effects associated with commonly prescribed antidepressants. The documentary features harrowing stories of former patients living with harm from SSRIs , or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. They caused persistent sexual dysfunction for a college professor in Iowa who wasn’t warned of its side effects.

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The Drug-based Approach to Mental Illness Has Failed

Mad in America

Science writer John Horgan interviews Robert Whitaker about his book Anatomy of an Epidemic , the long-term impact of psychiatric drugs, and promising alternatives to the failed drug-based model of care. The post The Drug-based Approach to Mental Illness Has Failed appeared first on Mad In America.

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